Well, concrete can be removed, just like if we put grass down and the house is next to it on a patio.
It's very expensive.
Ms. Weiss, I understand your position.
Thank you.
is there anyone else in the virtual audience chair we have charles richardson with his hand
up mr richardson please unmute yourself and wait for the chair good morning mr richardson could
you state your name please and spell for the court reporter good morning mr chair charles richardson
from the office of councilwoman cindy bass room 508 city hall richardson is spelled r-i-c-h-a-r-d-s-o-n
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I certainly do.
Proceed, sir.
Councilwoman has no opposition to the proposal as it stands, and she will stand behind the RCO, the coordinating RCO who wrote the letter with regard to support for the property.
Thank you very much for calling in.
Is there anyone else in the virtual audience?
chair i see no other hands at this time planning good morning planning commission please
mr chair sorry this is hillary i just had a quick question for mr mckelony um one of the
provisos that was suggested by both of the rcos was no sleeping accommodations on the ground floor
but it sounds like you're saying that you want to have that um as an option potentially for
and like an in-law suite in the future i did not see that proviso it just says i just read that to
you you know it says no bedrooms in the basement we don't have one of them one of them referenced
the first floor as well yeah like it because there is no yes there is no basement but it that's why
both says ground floor i had i had written ground floor because it had basement and one of the
letters also referenced that there was a first floor. Yes, we are not agreeable to not having
a living space on the first floor level. We are agreeable to no basement and no living space in
the basement. Okay, but there is no basement. Yeah, there is no basement. I did not catch that
on the rco letter the the clarification from the community meeting was no bedrooms in a basement
we confirmed there's no basement level being added or dug or affecting the neighboring property
in terms of excavations but the i don't think that a bedroom on the first floor creates the
same concerns that some communities have with bedrooms in actual basements okay just like any
other residential house on the block that can have a living space on their first floor and and does
okay that that's what i wanted to to verify because there was no yeah there was no basement
but they were still asking for a proviso for for no bedrooms that sounded like on the ground floor
the first floor so that's i just wanted to verify whether or not your client supported that
i could have him raise his hand and come on himself he is back trying to unmute but um that
would eliminate the whole point of having a family member being able to live with their family
in terms of an apparent caregiver situation.
So that would affect the concept for sure.
Okay, thank you.
Thank you.
You have no household living in the garage.
You have no household living in the garage?
No household.
No household living.
And the owner is not available.
The owner is not available.
I'm sorry, Chair.
Hi, Sarah.
Could you state your name and spell it, please, for the court reporter?
Mr. Murray, please unmute yourself.
Mr. Murray?
It looks like he's trying to unmute, Chair, but it's not unmuting.
Let's go to the Planning Commission.
thank you chair sarah bond philadelphia city planning commission s-a-r-a-h-b-a-n-h
the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing residential single family zoning
the appellant has not supported their hardship claim with evidence of unique physical circumstances
or conditions of the property the city planning commission recommends that the board deny
both the use and dimensional variance. MI 2022-006-005-310 West Queen Lane. I vote yes
with proviso. Interior trash storage and no household living in garage.
i'm not sure if he's there okay ishmael shaheed my vote is yes with proviso james snell my vote
is yes with proviso
Is your U yes too?
Thomas, yes.
Ishmael Shaheed, yes.
Can you do your name?
I'm sorry.
Ishmael Shaheed, yes, we're proviso.
Thank you.
Thank you, counsel.
Thank you.
Number 11, MI 2022-005-931-622 North Front Street.
Joseph Consul is the attorney.
um letter of non-opposition from council member squilla
with provisos letter of support for northern liberties neighbors association
mr council you you've already been sworn could you state your name for the record please
joseph council c-o-n-s-o-l-a can you identify your client in relationship to the property
Yeah, the client is the Iron Dahlia LLC. Representatives are Steve Stiles and Jacob Godshall. They are the tenants for the space that we're here to discuss.
All right. Our vice chair has a few questions, sir.
Good morning, counsel. Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to his accuracy?
Good morning. Yes, I do.
Have you emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that are required to proceed with this case five days in advance of this hearing?
Yes, sir.
Thank you. Please proceed and share your screen.
Okay. Hey, everyone. Joe Consul here, 622 North Front Street.
The proposed first floor tenant of this space is the Iron Dahlia LLC.
see those uh it's two um body artists steve and jacob and they're on the call to verify my
testimony we are here seeking a special exception to use this space this commercial first floor
space as a body art studio uh zone cmx2 so we have a referral we uh met with nlna in february
they support the application. They ask that our hours be 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., which my clients
agree with. They have some trash storage and pickup provisos, which we agree with,
and a sound noise proviso, which my clients also agree with. And the plan that we had submitted
showed four workstations, and that's the max they wanted to include in the proviso to the extent
that's something you can put on the proviso we agree with that as well
proof mailings here's the photos this is what the spot used to look like
it was in home care service sort of distribution spot and there's the space
the setup what the property is going to look like when it's ready to go and we include
what the property is going to look like when it's ready to go and we included in the packet just
some information about the clients some examples of their art as well as a copy of their lease
and the necessary tax documents and project information form all follow that in the packet
i'll call either steve or jacob to adopt my testimony
Hi, sir. Could you state your name and spell, please, for the court reporter?
Mr. Gottschalk, will you unmute yourself and wait for the chair?
Hi. Could you state your name, please, and spell for the court reporter?
Good morning, Mr. Chair. My name is Jacob Gottschalk, G-O-T-S-C-H-A-L-L.
right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
yes i do proceed counsel good morning jacob did you hear my testimony right now regarding
uh iron dahlia and your lease at 622 north front street yes i did do you agree with what i said
and do you adopt it as your own yes i do okay questions from the board
no no chair no no questions or comments from the virtual audience
chair i see no hands at this time planning commission
thank you chair sarah bond s-a-r-a-h-b-a-n-h philadelphia city planning commission
the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing commercial mixed use zoning
The proposed use will not cause detrimental impacts to the neighborhood beyond what might normally be expected.
The City Planning Commission recommends that the Zoning Board grant the special exception.
Thank you.
MI 2022-005-931-622 North Fern Street.
I vote yes with provisos.
Hours of operation 10A to 9P seven days a week.
trash stored in rear yard, no exterior music, and maximum of four workstations.
James Snell, my vote is yes with proviso. Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes with provisos.
Thank you, Board.
Council. Number 12, MI 2022-005-952-1469 North 57th Street. Eli Gabay is the attorney for the
owner. Letter of support from HMC Square Community Association.
Chair, we have Mr. Ginsburg with his hand up. Would you like me to promote him?
Please.
He'll be coming back in shortly as a panelist chair.
good morning mr chair good morning to the board this is lionel artem ginsburg l-i-o-n-e-l last
name a-r-t-o-m hyphen g-i-n-z-b-u-r-g uh for noah properties llc i'm here with uh with ziff noah
the owner of noah properties llc and i'm here in place of valley goodbye and i'm ready to go
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Identify your client, please, in the relationship to this property.
This is Mr. Ziv Noah. He is the owner of Noah Properties LLC, which is the owner of the property.
Thank you. And our vice chair has just a few questions.
Good morning, Counselor. Do you agree to weigh the reading of the refusal and stipulate to his accuracy?
Have you emailed in all the required documents to proceed with this case and exhibits five days in
advance of this hearing? We have. Thank you. Please proceed with you and share your screen.
Can you turn your video on? There you go. Thank you, sir. Proceed. Yep.
here we have 1469 north 57th street the denial here is because the property
is zoned rsa5 for for some unknown reason as as the panelists can see the corner
here is a uh was formerly a store a bodega of some
is a was formerly a store a bodega of some sort going back to the construction of the building
the building got uh rescheduled rsa 5 i guess at the last remapping uh the issue inside is is that
the uh the former store area is on a lower level than the rest of the building and as a result
even if you were to expand the rest of the building to include that there would have to
the interior steps put in to put it on the same level. The proposed change is to make the corner
former bodega a one-bedroom apartment with handicapped access. Hold on one second. I will
switch to here is the here is the deed showing that it is owned by noah properties llc
uh the rco supported the change with the following provisos that the first floor is
wheelchair accessible that the landlord's responsible for snow removal and that the
landlord will put a sign in the window with his contact information for the property management
company in case there are any problems with snow or trash uh there were seven support one non-opposition
from the rco could you put that letter up please yep one second get that back into zoom
one second i'm having zoom issues
All right. Why is it not letting me share?
I need to have it as well, just in case.
You should have had this supplied, but let me...
I'm sorry.
We just see the building.
Yeah, I'm having technical difficulties. Give me one second.
The window that is letting me select the application is not coming up.
i'm sorry i'm having technical difficulties give me uh let me stop share and reshare hold on a
second
it is not letting you screen share one moment i'm sorry if you want to skip to the next listing
i'll get it fixed we have copies of it right yeah you have a copy of the rco it was given to you at
the last yes what was the vote what was the vote sir the vote was the vote was uh seven in favor
and one uh not opposed okay proceed keep going keep keep going on the
basic issue the basic issue here is whether this whether this corner property which should be
which is down on a lower level from the rest of the building already has separate meters already
has separate uh everything uh should be usable as an apartment and the uh i'm sorry i'm really
i'm going to have an apartment on the first floor apartment on the second floor
it would only be a first floor apartment because the if you see the rear of the property that goes
up to the second floor and goes through to the front okay just a corner store okay
it's still not letting me reshare and in fact has locked up by i would have to log back out
of zoom and back in again uh why don't we bring your client on okay all right hey good morning
everyone. Hi, could you state your name, please, and spell for the court reporter? Yes, first name
Ziv, Z-I-V, last name Noah, N-O-A-H. I am the owner of Noah Property, sole owner. Right. Do you
swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. Proceed, counsel.
Mr. I can give a briefing after the whole thing. Mr. Noah, do you support what I have just
stated, do you
adopt my testimony? Yes, I do.
I also have additional stuff.
If there are any questions asked
from the board, I open it up
to questions. I finally got the RCO
did he adopt your testimony yes i do
Did he adopt
your testimony? Yes, I do.
all right questions from the board
no no mr chairman
questions or comments from the virtual audience
i see no answer this time chair planning commission
let me try that again thank you chair sarah bonn philadelphia city planning commission
s-a-r-a-h-b-a-n-h the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing residential
single-family zoning the proposed use is consistent with documented prior use of this property
the city planning commission recommends that the zoning board grant the variance